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British punitive expedition of 1897
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/British_punitive_expedition_of_1897
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aftermath
Oba Ovonramwen exiled to Calabar
Benin City annexed by British
Benin art dispersed to museums worldwide
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Benin_Expedition_of_1897
gptkbp:casualties
British soldiers killed
Benin defenders killed
gptkbp:cause
ambush of British delegation
death of British officials
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Sir_Harry_Rawson
gptkb:Oba_Ovonramwen
gptkbp:date
1897
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
British punitive expedition of 1897
gptkbp:involvedCountry
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
Benin City
gptkbp:notableEvent
destruction of Benin City
removal of Benin Bronzes
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Oba_Ovonramwen
gptkb:Benin_Bronzes
gptkb:Colonial_Nigeria
gptkbp:result
British victory
capture of Benin City
exile of Oba Ovonramwen
looting of Benin Bronzes
gptkbp:significance
end of Benin Kingdom's independence
beginning of British colonial rule in Benin
gptkbp:target
gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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